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ACS Fellows Nominations

Only information submitted via the nomination form will be used to evaluate the nominee. Correct spelling and grammar is important to the presentation of the nominee.

A candidate may receive more than one nomination provided that no more than one of the nominations is an individual nomination (e.g., a nomination submitted by a Division and also one submitted by an individual member). In the selection process, each nomination will be evaluated on its own merit and the ratings/scores will be aggregated in making the selection. A nominee receiving more than one nomination would have no intrinsic advantage or disadvantage relative to nominees with single nominations.

A member who is nominated and not selected may be re-nominated in subsequent years by the same or different nominators. Nominations are not carried over from year to year.

Nominee Identification

Once the Primary Nominator has identified the nomination type, the next requirement is to identify and select the nominee.

The Primary Nominator can search for the nominee by name or member number.

The search feature accesses the ACS membership database and only members who are eligible to be nominated will appear in the search results. Refer to the Eligibility and Selection Criteria page for more information.

Nominee Information

(1) Code of Conduct

Respond to the following statement regarding the nominee: “To the best of my knowledge, including past and present circumstances, the nominee: (1) Employs and requires good safety protocols and practices in his/her laboratory and/or work environment; (2) Upholds the highest ethical standards in his/her laboratory and/or work environment; and (3) Otherwise adheres to the Chemical Professional’s Code of Conduct

(2) Award Citations

Describe the nominee's contributions in these two areas in a manner suitable for publication:
(1) Contribution to the Science/Profession Citation: Describe the nominee's most significant contribution and its impact in the science, the profession, education, and/or management.
(2) Contribution to the ACS Community Citation: Describe the nominee's most significant volunteer service and its impact in the ACS community.

(3) Professional Organization Affiliations

Enter up to six of the nominee's most significant professional organization affiliations in ACS and/or other professional organizations.

In this section, if the nominee has affiliations in their ACS member record (e.g., positions held in ACS National Committees, Local Sections, Divisions), the Primary Nominator will see a link to open the nominee's ACS Positions Report so that he/she may copy and paste the desired ACS activities information into the affiliation fields.

Required fields for each affiliation: Professional Organization Name, Position/Title, From (year), To (year/present)

Example of a Professional Organization Affiliation record:

Professional Organization: American Chemical Society

Position/Title: Northwest Regional Meeting Chair

From: 1993 To: 1993

Professional Organization Affiliations Section Screenshot from Online Nomination System

(4) Volunteer Service to the ACS Community

Enter up to six of the most significant examples of the nominee’s documented excellence and leadership in volunteer service, based on specific results achieved, in service to ACS and its membership and community.

Please enter and save each service activity/example as a separate record.

Required fields for each record: Volunteer Role/Title, From (year), To (year/present), and details of the volunteer service and its impact (200 words or less in the text box)

Details: As Project Chair, he developed and managed the week-long schedule of activities with 10 volunteers and 100 student participants. He developed a chemistry road-show which traveled to three schools engaging students in hands-on activities including....

(6) Honors and Awards

Enter up to six major honors/awards for the nominee.

In this section, if the nominee has received an ACS National Award, the Primary Nominator will see a link to open the nominee's Honors and Awards Report so that he/she may copy and paste the desired ACS award information into the honor/award fields.

Required fields for each record: Honor/Award Name, Award Sponsor, Year received

Example of an Honors and Awards record:

Name: ACS Award for Achievement in Research for the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry

Sponsor: ACS / Pearson Education

Year: 2001

Honors and Awards Section Screenshot from Online Nomination System

Secondary Nominators

Each nomination requires two Secondary Nominators.

To identify the Secondary Nominators, the Primary Nominator can search for them by name or member number in the online nomination system.

The search feature accesses the ACS membership database and only members who are eligible to be secondary nominators will appear in the search results. Refer to the Eligibility and Selection Criteria page for more information.

Nominator Letters

Three letters of recommendation must be uploaded — one from the Primary Nominator and one from each of the two Secondary Nominators.

It is recommended that one Secondary Nominator focus on the nominee’s volunteer service to the ACS community contributions and the other Secondary Nominator focus on the nominee's scientific/professional contributions. Among the three letters, there should be a clear description of the nominee's excellence and leadership and its impact in both of these areas.

In order to provide a diverse perspective regarding the eligibility of the candidate, it is strongly recommended that the letters of recommendation address the breadth of the candidate’s professional contributions and volunteer service to the ACS community and not be limited just to the nominee’s contributions in research/teaching/management or as a member of a Committee, Local Section, or Division.

Letters of recommendation should be on official letterhead, where applicable.

Limit each letter two 2 pages or 800 words, with no less than 11 point font.

Only PDF file format is accepted.

Letter of Attestation (if applicable)

The online nomination system will verify if a Letter of Attestation is required based on the status of the nominators. If a Letter of Attestation is required, the system will prompt the Primary Nominator to upload one.

If the nomination is being submitted on behalf of a Committee, Division, or Local Section and the Chair of that body is not eligible to serve as the primary or a secondary nominator, the Chair must provide the Primary Nominator with a Letter of Attestation to be uploaded into the nomination system.

The Letter should be authored by the Chair of the nominating body, include the nominee’s name, and attest that the nomination is indeed being submitted on behalf of the Committee, Division, or Local Section. If the Chair is the nominee, refer to the Nomination Types page for requirements regarding who must write the letter.

The letter will be verified by program staff, but will not be seen by the Selection Committee.

Only PDF file format is accepted.

Resume/CV

The nominee's resume or curriculum vitae must be uploaded.

Limit file to 2 pages, with no less than 11 point font.

Distinguish refereed from non-refereed publications in the file.

Only PDF file format is accepted.

Supplementary Information (optional)

If nominee information the Primary Nominator wants to include does not correspond to the designated sections of the nomination form, he/she should upload it in this optional section.

If the nominee has proprietary work in industry, it is suggested that the nominator include a letter from someone in the nominee's management chain in this section.